Florida Supreme Court Justices Peggy Quince, standing, and Barbara Pariente appeared at a merit-retention forum at Florida State University College of Law

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Arek Sarkissian II
Florida Capital Bureau

State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente told a crowd of mostly FSU law students on Friday afternoon that the judicial merit-retention system must be kept free of politics so justices and judges may rule without fear of losing their jobs.

Pariente was joined by Justices R. Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince at the Florida State University College of Law to speak on merit retention. The three are up for merit-retention votes in November and face organized opposition, along with a vote by the Republican Party of Florida's executive committee to oppose the justices. RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry said ...